Friday, July 02, 2010

City Finances

I think Albuquerque Mayor Berry did what he had to do in cutting city employees salaries. He will be demonized by many but he really had no choice. While Berry will suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, so will the city labor unions who want to pretend that there is absolutely no reason they should be like everyone else in this horrible economy. They are not going to get a lot of pity as they start suing the city for raises that were promised by the fiscally irresponsible Marty Chavez administration. The unemployed and underemployed people of Albuquerque really are not going to be sympathetic at all. At some point the union leadership needs to get off their soap boxes and help deal with the city budget. Then, when times get better they can climb back on them again.

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About Me

Jim Baca has a strong record of visionary service to New Mexico. He retired as the State of New Mexico's Natural Resource Trustee 1n 2010. He has served as Mayor of the City of Albuquerque, as well as two prior terms as New Mexico’s elected State Land Commissioner. He served as the Director of the National Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior in the first Clinton Administration. Jim Baca also serves on the Boards of numerous non profit organizations including The Wilderness Society and the Wyss Foundation and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.
Baca has run a successful public affairs consulting practice when not serving in public office. He spends his retirement playing golf, attending board meetings, and generally doing what ever he wants to do.